Condenser



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ALBERT I'IOBERECI-IT, OF ENSANADA, MEXICO.

CONDENSR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,876, dated January 4, 1898. Application filed April l0, 1897. Serial No. 631,588. (No model.) i

To ctZZ whom it may con-cern,.-

Be it knownthat I, ALBERT HOBERECHI, residing at Ensenada, Lower California., Mexico, have invented a nen7 and useful Improvement in Condensers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in condensers tor condensing the vapors from steam or other vapor generators; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation, part in section, of an apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View oi' the steam-inlet and surrounding airpipe, and Fig. 3 shows the steam-nozzle in detail. Y

In Fig. l I have illustrated the apparatus as applied for use in connection with a stationary engine, but manifestlyT it may be adapted and applied to any other source of vapor-snpply- The condensing-chamber A may have baffle-plates B and air-circles O, and where desired may have side draft-nues D. The bafie-plates B are arranged to discharge at b into an outlet-pipe E, which is arranged Within a cold-air pipe E and leads down and out of the condensing-chamber into the tank or hot-Well F. The Well F is shown as formed with an inlet-compartment f, an intermediate filtering-compartment f', and an outlet-compartment f2. The filteringconipartment is supplied with the filtering material held in a removable Wire basket F', held in place when in the well by lugs F2 or other suitable guides. A feed-pipe g leads from the outlet-compartment f2 to the boiler feed-pump G, having exhaust-pipe G', a suitable pipe g leading-from said pump G to supply the condensed Waterto the boiler (not shown) and a steam-pipe g2 leading from the boiler to the boiler feed-pump. In the pipe g2 I arrange a controlling-valve G2, to Which is connected a oat G3, operating in the outlet-compartment f2 of thevwell or tank, so the feed-pump Will have absolute control of the feed-Water as the same is condensed. The

pipe g2 also has a suitable throttle-valve which may be used in stopping and starting the pump.

One or more air-inlet tubes li open into the lower end of the chamber A. These inlettubes H open at their ends 71- in the air and are covered at such ends by suitable protecting netting or gauze, the tubes extending thence into and opening Within the chamber A.

The exhaust-'steam is conducted from the engine I by pipe I' into a drum J, the pipe I having a branch or pipe t" leading to the conipartment f of the tank or Well, so an3T Water condensed in the pipe I maybe conducted to the tank or Well.

Y The drum .I preferably encircles the coldair pipe E, and steam or vapor discharge pipes K lead from the drum J into the inlet-tubes I-I, extend upwardly therein, and may be steadied by suitable braces. The pipes K constitute what may be termed steam or vapor siplions, and have at their discharge ends nozzles provided with damper-valves L, by which they may be controlled. These dampers may be turned into open or closed position or to any intermediate position and are carried by shafts M, suitablyT journaled and arranged to be turned by hand-shaft M, such shaft M being under the control of the operator.

A pressure-gage N is connected by a suitable pipe With the vapor or steam drum J and indicates the pressure at all times.

The differential or graduated Siphon-nozzles enable the operator to readily controland regulate the passage of vapor to the condenser proper according to the pressure indicated by the gage or according to the discharged products of condensation, or other- Wise, as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I cla-im as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of the condenser proper, a cold-air pipe the vapor-drum encircling said cold-air pipe, the vapor-supply pipe leading to said drum, the air-inlet pipe leading to the condenser proper andthe vapor-pipe leading from the drum into the air-inlet pipe substantially as described.

2. An improvement in condensers comprising the air-inlet pipe, the vapor-nozzle therein, the damper-valve for said nozzle, the sllai't supporting sa valve and the shaft geared andthevapor-supplyppe leadingto the drum With and adapted to turn said supportingsubstantially as described.

shaft substantially as described. i l

3. The combination of the condenser proper ALBERT 'HOBERECHT' 5 having a cold-air pipe, the Vapor-drum eneir- Vit-nesses:

Cling said eold-air pipe, the vapor-pipe dis- B. H. PETERSON,

charging from the drum into the Condenser R. W. HANSEN. 

